Graphic Novels

Boom! Studios' Hellraiser

At The Tolling Of A Bell

by Clive Barker, Chris Monfette, Leonardo Manco, Juan Manuel Tumbrú and Johnny Lowe, Boom! Studios, US, 2011. US graphic novel in electronic format, available for free download.

Issue One

by Clive Barker, Chris Monfette, Leonardo Manco, Charlie Kirchoff and Travis Lanham, Boom! Studios, US, 2011. US graphic novel with multiple variant covers @ $3.99 (C cover: $9.99).

Issue Two

by Clive Barker, Chris Monfette, Leonardo Manco, Boom! Studios, US, 2011. US graphic novel with variant covers @ $3.99.

Issue Three

by Clive Barker, Chris Monfette, Stephen Thompson, Boom! Studios, US, 2011. US graphic novel with variant covers @ $3.99.

Issue Four

by Clive Barker, Chris Monfette, Boom! Studios, US, 2011. US graphic novel with variant covers @ $3.99.

Issue Five

by Clive Barker, Chris Monfette, Boom! Studios, US, 2011. US graphic novel with variant covers @ $3.99.

Issue Six

by Clive Barker, Chris Monfette, Boom! Studios, US, 2011. US graphic novel with variant covers @ $3.99.

Issue Seven

by Clive Barker, Chris Monfette, Boom! Studios, US, 2011. US graphic novel with variant covers @ $3.99.

Issue Eight

by Clive Barker, Chris Monfette, Boom! Studios, US, 2011. US graphic novel with variant covers @ $3.99.

Issue Nine

by Clive Barker, Boom! Studios, US, 2011. US graphic novel with variant covers @ $3.99.

Issue Ten

by Clive Barker, Boom! Studios, US, 2012. US graphic novel with variant covers @ $3.99.

Issue Eleven

by Clive Barker, Boom! Studios, US, 2012. US graphic novel with variant covers @ $3.99.

Issue Twelve

by Clive Barker, Boom! Studios, US, 2012. US graphic novel with variant covers @ $3.99.

Issue Thirteen

by Clive Barker, Boom! Studios, US, 2012. US graphic novel with variant covers @ $3.99.

Issue Fourteen

by Clive Barker, Boom! Studios, US, 2012. US graphic novel with variant covers @ $3.99. (Note - not yet published).

Issue Fifteen

by Clive Barker, Boom! Studios, US, 2012. US graphic novel with variant covers @ $3.99. (Note - not yet published).

Issue Sixteen

by Clive Barker, Boom! Studios, US, 2012. US graphic novel with variant covers @ $3.99. (Note - not yet published).

TPB - Volume 1

by Clive Barker, Chris Monfette, Boom! Studios, US, 2011. US trade paperback edition @ $9.99.

TPB - Volume 2

by Clive Barker, Boom! Studios, US, 2012. US trade paperback edition @ $9.99.

Annual - Number 1

by Clive Barker, Boom! Studios, US, 2012. US annual @ $3.99.

TPB - Volume 3

by Clive Barker, Boom! Studios, US, 2012. US trade paperback edition @ $14.99. (Note - not yet published, expected 17 July 2012)

TPB - Volume 4

by Clive Barker, Boom! Studios, US, 2012. US trade paperback edition @ $16.99. (Note - not yet published, expected 6 November 2012)

Matt Gagnon (Boom! Studios) : "Beyond being a legendary creator of all things macabre, Clive Barker is truly an amazing individual and I'm proud to be able to work with him on reviving one of his most celebrated creations with Hellraiser. I've known Clive for years, but this is the first chance we've had to work together and I couldn't be more excited."

Press Release

By [ ], BOOM! Studios, 13 December 2010

Christopher Monfette : "Without giving too much away, I'd hope that fans of the film series will see these issues, collectively, as the unofficial cap to a trilogy begun with Hellraiser and Hellbound. It's very much rooted in that original universe, exploring Pinhead's own personal suffering, his own demons, and an almost literal deal with the Devil. And it all builds toward a harrowing conclusion that will fundamentally change the character, and the entire world of Hellraiser, as you know it."

Clive Barker Revisits Hellraiser In Comic Form

By Stephen Johnson, The Feed, 13 December 2010 (note - full text online at http://g4tv.com/thefeed/)

Christopher Monfette : "Just as much as we're aiming to respect the style and tone of the original two films - unarguably the two entries closest to Clive's original vision - it was equally important for me as a writer to honour Doug's contribution to the character. There wasn't a line written for Pinhead that didn't first have to pass through the filter of Doug's voice. If I couldn't imagine his articulation of the dialogue, it would instantly get re-written. I cannot think of a more functional marriage between aesthetic and performance than that of the pins and the man into whom they've been so painfully placed. I hope that Doug would read these books approvingly and find some aspect of himself in there..."

Hellraiser

By Chris Monfette, e-mail to Phil and Sarah Stokes, 14 December 2010

Christopher Monfette : "Hellraiser is what happens with a demon has a midlife crisis, LOL...But I say too much! "...I deliver the third script next week, and it's been endless fun. Early pages look gorgeous. Dark, violent fun. Plus, I get to write dialogue for PINHEAD! It's like having permission to go alliteration crazy! "Hellraiser fans, know this. The upcoming comic looks incredible. Myself and @RealCliveBarker are going to terrify, and maybe even move, you."

Twitter Posts

By Chris Monfette, 7 January 2011

Christopher Monfette : "Hellraiser will be one 8-issue arc, and if it's successful, there's more story to tell..."

Twitter Post

By Chris Monfette, 11 January 2011

Christopher Monfette : "Clive has a feeling that the novels are his novels and the comics are the comics. They'll have their own continuity. If and when 'The Scarlet Gospels' comes out, it'll be its own beast. I'm not sure where it will fall in the continuity of the books, comics or films."

Chris Monfette Talks Hellraiser

By Ryan Turek, Shock Till You Drop, 20 March 2011 (note - full text online at http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/)

Christopher Monfette : "[With the free prelude,] Boom wanted to give fans a flavor of what the series was trying to accomplish, a cost-free assurance to diehard fans that this is the classic version of Pinhead - Clive's Pinhead - and a teaser for new fans of the kinds of visceral horror to come. Because it's unconnected to the mythology we're developing in the series, we had the freedom to simply enjoy some bloody fun with the project as a one-off. I initially suggested a few potential set-ups - one in a 1950's S&M brothel, one in a bombed out German village post-WWII - but the image of an inmate sitting in an electric chair, brandishing the box, kept pulling at me... It was tremendous fun, and I'm hopeful that fans will enjoy it as a straight-up bit of gruesome fun."

A Revelatory Interview

By Phil and Sarah Stokes, 18 March 2011 (note - full text here)

Press Release : "BOOM! Studios announced today that Clive Barker's Hellraiser #1 is completely sold out! In a historic promotion, BOOM! simultaneously released an all-new, all-original, free and completely shareable Prelude To Hellraiser #1 PDF which aided in the dramatic sell out of Clive Barker's Hellraiser #1 within the first three days of release!"

Hellraiser #1 Sells Out In Only 3 Days!

By [ ], Boom! Studios , 29 March 2011 (note - full text online at http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=9d17c9217240226bbc79d6750&id=2ac7dfc630)

Mark Miller : "We're about 80% of the way done [with Scarlet Gospels]... and it would be further along but we lost all of our Hellraiser [comic] writers and so I'm pretty much, you know, the number one guy on that and that's taking up a lot of time. But my run ends with issue sixteen. I've just finished fourteen. As soon as I've finished fifteen and sixteen and they get those back for editing and those are ready to go... [It'll take] maybe a month, maybe two months... but Gospels is on its way!"

Mad Monster Party Part 1

By Ryan Danhauser, The Clive Barker Podcast, 28 March 2012 (note - full audio online at www.clivebarkercast.com/)